Sermon notes

Today's sermon was on jealousy... It answered the question "Is God jealous?", "Should we be?" Yes, God is, and No, we shouldn't....
The main thing I got from the sermon was that we as Christians should strive to make others successful. So what kind of things can I do to make others successful? Well for starters, I will...

1)Praise generously and sincerely. Find admirable qualities like beauty, talent, wisdom, dedication in everyone around me and verbally acknowledge these talents on a regular basis.

2)I am going to be more positive, and see the good side of things..... BEFORE I open my mouth from now on.....

Wedding

So excited that I have been asked to stand in my cousin's wedding! Yeah!!!

Bowling

I have joined the squadron bowling team..... they have assured me that you don't acutally have to be any good to be on the team, so we will see how this pans out....
The last couple of days have been spent in serious thought about our next assignment. I have thought, I have justified, I have scenarioed, and I have finally decided that I am going to pray, and let go and let God. I know He has my best interest at heart, and that when I put my trust in Him, I won't be disappointed.

Convicted....

From my daily devotional-
"Sometimes, when we feel happy or generous , we find it easy to be kind. Other times, when we are discouraged or tired, we can scarcely summon the energy to utter a single kind word. But, God's commandment is clear: He intends that we make a conscious choice to treat others with kindness and respect no matter our circumstances, no matter our emotions."

Wow! I find myself in the latter category all too often. I do not want my emotions to rule my actions, but they often do. I need more work in this category...
Lord, thank you for being patient with me as I work through this.

Is this what 30 is like?

The last couple of nights I haven't been able to sleep, I just lay there.... wishing I was sleeping....So last night I got the bright idea that I would take some medicine to sleep and it hasn't quite worn off yet.... so I feel groggy. And my back hurts, on top of the sleeping problem. So Lord, please heal my aches and pains...I know I am nothing without you.

Still

Awesome song!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgob5afanUg

Decisions.....

Today was mostly uneventful..... went to work.. did some teaching, did some counseling for some students that failed a block test, went to Newks for lunch, had an evaluation, and attempted to do some training but I was unable to complete it because the server was extremely slow.... so I guess I will have to go in tommorrow to finish. The whole day I thought it was Wednesday... till the afternoon when all my co-workers were saying they were glad to have tommorrow off. I am so proud of my husband..... he has been practicing all week to play for Sunday services.... I'm so excited! I have been thinking alot about the assignment decision I have to make, and I think that the best thing for my family and I is going to be for me to volunteer for a short-tour assignment. There are many reasons for this, but the pros and cons of the decision pretty much make it exactly equal and so the deciding factor becomes whether or not I want to wait and see..... wait and see if I will get chosen later on in my career when I am not expecting or looking toward going away from my family... there are actually alot of details that would take too long to type out here, but I have thought out every possible scenario, and realize that my God is bigger and He is in control and if this is God's will for me to sacrifice, then its a go. Also, if it's not His will, it will work out in a different way. Also, I have been very blessed to be able to be with my family at every location, and never having had to deploy since I have been married or had children, and there are so many others, even in my career field that have gone 4, 5, or even 6 times in the last 11 years, and I haven't gone at all. I am so greatful for thier personal sacrifice, and I wish that I could shake each and every one of thier hands and say a personal thank you.
Father, please protect all the men and women in harm's way tonight and bring them home safe to their families. Lord, for those that don't have anyone praying for them tonite, I lift them up to you. Thank you Jesus for guarding our men and women.
Amen!

Where do I begin?

Well today started out as an adventure to say the least.. I had my PT test this morning at o'dark thirty and was elated when I not only passed, but made a 85.3% This is the best score I have ever had in my career! I was so excited! And then I went back to work thinking that I was going to teach, but got called to Drug Demand Reduction Duty... in other words I spent the etire remainder of my day watching people go to the bathroom.... yuck....but I still got paid.... and that's the attitude I'm going with. So when I got home, Zoe was finishing up her homework and I couldn't help but notice all the bad grades she brought home this week. I am so frustrated on this subject because I don't know what to do....she doesn't comprehend what she reads and I don't know how to help her, I feel so inadequate as a parent for this situation. I don't know how to fight for what she needs, because I don't even know what she needs or even where to begin! My M-I-L suggested getting her tested.... but tested for what? Asbergers? Language processing disorder? Where do I begin??

I love icecream!

And I have had to find alternative ways to enjoy this dessert in the hot summer of Mississippi, while on the weight watchers plan.. Tonight, I found skinny cow icecream in a cup with 150 calories, 2 grams of fat, and 4 grams of FIBER! YES!!!! Just what I always wanted! FIBER in my icecream! Seriously though, it tastes pretty good... and although I wanted Pistachio Almond icecream, this will have to do for now.

Missouri Trip

Here are some photos from the MO trip in June/July....
Let's try a link this time.... instead of posting all the pictures.... Let me know if you can't see them....and I'll try something else!
http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/creativeapps/slideShow/Main.jsp?albumId=314869755407&ownerId=182881878107

I am a graduate!!!!

I have finally graduated the NCO Academy.... after 6 weeks of studying, preparing, and blood sweat and tears!!!!! It's all over! Thank You Jesus!!!!!!!

What I have been up to the last 2 months.....

So the last couple of weeks have been crazy.... but here are some photos...

New House




Here are some of us at my cousins July wedding....



Here are some from the NCO Academy.......



I still have to post pics from the Missouri vacation.... and the progress on my teeth!!!! Stay tuned!